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Cabot vs Ogunquit vs Kirby

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cabot has the most affordable homes ($269k median).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Kirby has the most kids (30% under 18).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

MeasureCabotOgunquitKirby
People
Population
1,579Highest
1,379
756Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
40.3±6.6
4% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
38.8±7.1Lowest
about the U.S. average
Kids under 18
27.2%±5.1
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
30%±5.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
Kirby and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21%±6.4
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.2%±5.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
44.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
32.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
4.6%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Kirby and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$77,031±$16k
5% below U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$54,792±$21kLowest
32% below U.S.
Ogunquit and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$268,500±$77kLowest
19% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$302,900±$63k
9% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,243±$354Lowest
12% below U.S.
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$1,250±$326Highest
12% below U.S.
Kirby and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,639Highest
49% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$4,597
47% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.1%±26.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
25%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
Cabot and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
21.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Lowest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
13% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
34 minHighest
27% above U.S.
Work from home
21.4%±4.2
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
20.6%±9.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.